Meanings
verbmew up (third-person singular simple present mews up, present participle mewing up, simple past and past participle mewed up)
present singular third person mews up · participle present mewing up · participle past mewed up · past mewed up
- archaicto imprison
"We do not keep him mewed up, Betsey," replied Mrs. Barclay, “nor does he continue mewed up, for a single flash of temper[…]"
1835, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Home: A Story of New England Life
Synonyms & antonyms
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APA
mew up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mew%20up
MLA
“mew up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mew%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mew up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mew%20up.
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